Moscow state university

Moscow University

Teacher:Z.V.Tskhovrebova School №1

Kakhun 2011

Moscow State University is the oldest,largest and the most prestigious university in Russia.

Moscow State University

The motto of Moscow Uniersity:”The science is clear knowledge of true, reason education.”

The coat of arms of the Moscow State University

Moscow State University was founded in 1755 by the outstanding linguist M.V.Lomonosov and was modelled after German Universities.

M.V.Lomonosov- the founder of Moscow University

In the second half of the 19-th century Moscow State University became the most important centre of scientific research and scholarship in Russia.

Moscow University in the 19-th century

It presently has 350 laboratories, fifteen research institutes, several observatories and also several affilated museums.

One of Moscow University’s observatories

Moscow University’s observatories

Moscow University’s research institutes

Zoological Museum

Museuum of Moscow University’s History

Physical Geography Museum

Botanical Gardens of Moscow University

The University’s A.M.Gorky Research Library is one of the largest libraries in Russia.

Research Library

Among Moscow State University’s better known students are the writers Mikhail Lermontov, Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, Alexander Griboedov and intellectuals Aleksandr Herzen and Vissarion Belinsky.

M.V.Lermontov

A.Griboedov I.Turgenev A.Chekhov

Vissarion Belinsky Aleksandr Herzen

The winners of Nobel Prize

V.Ginzburg A.Abrikosov